Rick Austin vs. Shang Johnson — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shang Johnson
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Shang Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shang Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Shang Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Shang Johnson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.87
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
0.759
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.54
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.71
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.66
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
30.77
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.54
34.54

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Shang Johnson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.52
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.24
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.91
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.02
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Shang Johnson

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
293.02
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
23.99
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
45.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
62.66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
300
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Shang Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA